After moving one-half game ahead of the slumping New York Yankees for the AL's best record with a win over the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros were already looking ahead to their next challenge.

Leody Taveras' bases clearing double helped extend the Rangers lead and capped a 5 RBI night for Taveras

Aledmys Díaz hit a grand slam as the Houston Astros roughed up Martín Pérez and rallied past the Texas Rangers 7-5 Tuesday night.

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Javier (6-8) is 0-5 over his last six starts. The right-hander gave up six hits, struck out four and didn’t walk a batter over six innings.

Spencer Howard (2-4) gave up six runs, five earned, in 3 1/3 innings.

Meibrys Viloria had a tiebreaking pinch-hit single in the seventh inning and Texas beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Thursday night, when the Rangers became the first team since 1986 to have two of its first-round picks make their big league debuts as starters in the same game.

Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 15th victory, Chas McCormick and Martin Maldonado each homered and had three RBI, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 Thursday night.